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Aug. 06, 2024
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PASCAL JOLIVET
Sauvignon Blanc Coteaux Du Giennois Édition N°2 2022
$30
A distinctive Sauvignon, offering warm spice, quince and apple flavors that show nice roundness, with notes of sun tea. Toasted hay and quinine notes gild the slightly chewy palate, while cooling minerality washes through with menthol and bitter quinine notes. This has nice complexity and savoriness. Drink now. 1,500 cases imported. —Kristen Bieler
Aug. 05, 2024
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ZENATO
Valpolicella Superiore Ripassa 2020
$32
An aromatic, savory streak of tarry smoke and leather offers a subtle underpinning for the rich mesh of Amarena cherry, cured tobacco, licorice and warm spices on display in this harmonious red, with supple, well-knit tannins. Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone. Drink now through 2030. 30,000 cases made, 7,000 cases imported. —Alison Napjus
Aug. 04, 2024
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CHALONE
Chardonnay Chalone 2022
$30
Very pretty and refined, showing juicy citrus and stone fruit flavors that are fresh and concentrated, with seamless, elegant notes of Honeycrisp apple, lemon curd and peach pastry, backed by a long, expressive finish. Drink now. 5,200 cases made. —MaryAnn Worobiec
Aug. 02, 2024
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DOG POINT
Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2023
$23
Lush and expressive, with plenty of concentration to the mix of mango, lemon curd and litsea oil flavors. Details of dried pineapple, candied ginger and crystalized orange zest add complexity and aromatics on the long finish. Drink now. 35,000 cases made, 8,000 cases imported. —MaryAnn Worobiec
Jul. 31, 2024
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CARPINETO
Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana Farnito 2019
$40
This red is reminiscent of a good Bordeaux, featuring flavors of plum, black currant, cedar, iron and toasty oak. A flash of Mediterranean herbs places it in Tuscany, with tobacco and sweet spices gracing the long aftertaste. Drink now through 2036. 13,300 cases made, 5,400 cases imported. —Bruce Sanderson
Jul. 30, 2024
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SOALHEIRO
Loureiro-Alvarinho Minho Allo 2023
$17
This creamy white is light on its feet and elegant, layering light juiciness and a silky texture with notes of star fruit, kiwi, grapefruit peel, lemon thyme and creamed almond. Lightly spiced and minerally on the finish. Loureiro and Alvarinho. Drink now. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 16,667 cases made, 100 cases imported. —Alison Napjus
Jul. 29, 2024
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CAROL SHELTON
Zinfandel Mendocino County Wild Thing Old Vine 2021
$21
Right out of the briar patch, this Zin is appealingly rustic, with zesty cherry, cranberry, roasted sage and cracked pepper flavors. Drink now through 2031. 7,614 cases made. —Tim Fish
Jul. 28, 2024
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FEUDO MONTONI
Grillo Sicilia Timpa 2023
$25
A bright, tangy white, offering a fragrant range of orange and lime blossoms, blood orange and pink grapefruit zest, and poached quince and apricot. This is lightly lip-smacking and hard to stop sipping, with a snappy, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2027. 6,000 cases made, 4,000 cases imported. —Alison Napjus
Jul. 27, 2024
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QUERCIABELLA
Chianti Classico 2021
$34
This red is precise, offering cherry, raspberry, rose, iron and tobacco flavors fused to a steely, dense and vibrant structure. Balanced and intense, building to a long aftertaste infused with fruit and mineral notes. Best from 2026 through 2045. 15,000 cases made, 2,400 cases imported. —Bruce Sanderson
Jul. 26, 2024
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SOALHEIRO
Alvarinho Vinho Verde Monção E Melgaço 2023
$22
Bright, buoyant acidity supports a pretty mix of ripe nectarine, Gala apple, blood orange pith and almond blossoms in this lithe, light-bodied white, with a salty undertow. Drink now. 25,000 cases made, 600 cases imported. —Alison Napjus
